Drudge reported:
Hurricane Sandy knocks power out for 7.4 million…
CON EDISON: 7-10 days to restore…
Huge fire in storm’s wake destroys dozens of NYC homes…
VIDEO…
LEVEE BREAKS IN NJ TOWN, HUNDREDS BEING EVACUATED…
Three towns flooded…
Hurricane Sandy left its mark on the East Coast with 16 people dead, at least 50 homes destroyed by fire, 7.4 million homes and businesses without power.
Here’s video of the Breezy Point fires:
The AP reported:
As Superstorm Sandy marched slowly inland, millions along the East Coast awoke Tuesday without power or mass transit, with huge swaths of the nation’s largest city unusually vacant and dark.
New York was among the hardest hit, with its financial heart in Lower Manhattan shuttered for a second day and seawater cascading into the still-gaping construction pit at the World Trade Center. President Barack Obama declared a major disaster in the city and Long Island.
The storm that made landfall in New Jersey on Monday evening with 80 mph sustained winds killed at least 16 people in seven states, cut power to more than 7.4 million homes and businesses from the Carolinas to Ohio, caused scares at two nuclear power plants and stopped the presidential campaign cold.
The massive storm reached well into the Midwest: Chicago officials warned residents to stay away from the Lake Michigan shore as the city prepares for winds of up to 60 mph and waves exceeding 24 feet well into Wednesday.
“This will be one for the record books,” said John Miksad, senior vice president for electric operations at Consolidated Edison, which had more than 670,000 customers without power in and around New York City.
An unprecedented 13-foot surge of seawater — 3 feet above the previous record — gushed into Gotham, inundating tunnels, subway stations and the electrical system that powers Wall Street, and sent hospital patients and tourists scrambling for safety. Skyscrapers swayed and creaked in winds that partially toppled a crane 74 stories above Midtown.
Gini sent this photo last night from New York City. It’s a view from a walkway over FDR at 51st.
